The new Livingston County Board was decided Tuesday, bringing some surprises, including seven challengers making the cut and the current board chairman missing a spot in the district he’s served for many years.

In District 1, which includes Pontiac and Rooks Creek townships, challenger Earl Rients, lone Democrat running against eight Republicans for eight seats, received the fifth highest vote total with 11.1 percent, or 2,078 votes, behind top vote getter, incumbent John “Jack” Vietti with 14 percent, or 2,633 votes and followed closely by incumbent Kathy Arbogast with 12.8 percent, or 2,411 votes.

Current Board Chairman William Fairfield fell short with 8.7 percent, or 1,633 votes.

Following the top two included challenger Kelly Cochran Cohlman with 11.4 percent, or 2,145 votes, incumbent G. Michael Ingles with 11.2 percent, or 2,098 votes, challenger Randall Wittenberg with 10.8 percent, or 2,024 votes, challenger Carolyn Gerwin with 10.5 percent or 1,965 votes and incumbent Marty Fannin with 9.7 percent, or 1,816 votes.

Challenger Deborah Kelley-Howard, the lone Democrat running in District 3, which includes Nebraska, Saunemin, Sullivan, Waldo, Pike, Eppards Point, Avoca, Pleasant Ridge, Charlotte, Indian Grove, Forrest, Chatsworth, Belle Prairie, Fayette and Germanville townships, fell short in the polls, missing a spot on the board, with 5.7 percent, or 1,370 votes. Incumbent Tim Shafer received the highest amount of votes with 13.4 percent, or 3,232 votes, trailed closely by incumbent Carl Borngasser with 12 percent, or 2,892 votes and challenger Paul Ritter, also with 12 percent, or 2,887 votes. Rounding out the pack was incumbent Stanley Weber with 11.7 percent, or 2,825 votes, incumbent Vicki Allen, also with 11.7 percent, or 2,820 votes, incumbent John Yoder with 11.5 percent, or 2,783 votes, incumbent Mark Runyon with 11.4 percent, or 2,741 votes and challenger William Peterson with 10.7 percent, or 2,577 votes.

All eight candidates ran unopposed in District 2, which includes Reading, Newtown, Sunbury, Nevada, Dwight, Round Grove, Long Point, Amity, Esmen, Odell, Union, Broughton and Owego townships. Leading the pack was challenger Joan Bullard with 14.5 percent, or 3,013 votes, incumbent Robert Weller with 14.1 percent, or 2,917 votes and incumbent Joe Steichen with 12.5 percent, or 2,585 votes. Following the top three were incumbent Daryl Holt with 12.1 percent, or 2,505 votes, incumbent Judy Campbell with 12 percent, or 2,501 votes, incumbent Robert Young, also with 12 percent, or 2,498 votes, incumbent William Flott with 11.7 percent, or 2,428 votes and challenger Ronald Kestner with 11.1 percent, or 2, 310 votes.

High voter turnout was also reported from all precincts, with District 3 reporting 71.1 percent of voters, or 5,261 out of 7,402 registered voters. District 2 was close behind with 69.7 percent turnout, or 5,181 out of 7,438 registered voters and District 1 showed 67.4 percent, or 4,638 out of 6,878.